SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHICALLY DISPLAYING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND SAVINGS

摘要

A system for displaying an electronic representation of the consumption o f a resource by a device comprises a communication network, a database, and visual display. The database is accessible by an information processor of th e network and stores information including a maximum rated amount of the res ource consumed by the at least one device and the actual amount of the resou rce consumed by the at least one device. The visual display provides an elec tronic representation of the resource, the amount of the resource consumed b y the at least one device and the amount of the resource saved as a function of the electronic device information, wherein the visual display presents t he electronic representation in a graphical format with a range of values an d an indicator of an indicated value in the range. The range of values is op erable to dynamically change when the consumption of the resource exceeds th e maximum rated amount.